Suction nozzle



Oct. 31, 1939 H, T, LANG 2,178,427

SUCTION NOZZLE Filed April 6, 1937 Inventor: Henvg T Law 9,

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Patented Oct. 31, 1939 SUCTION NOZZLE Henry T. Lang, Cleveland, Ohio, assignor to Electric Vacuum Cleaner Company, Inc., Cleveland; Ohio, a corporation of New York Application April 6,1937, Serial No. 135,235

1 Claim. (Cl. 15-158) The present invention relates to suction nozzles for vacuum cleaners.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved construction and arrangement in suctween the coupling and the suction nozzle permits the angular position of the tube l3 to be changed at will. The pivot pin 8 is located so close to the nozzle lips that there is substan- 5 tion nozzles and for a consideration of what I tially no tendency to tip the nozzle as it is moved. 5 believe to be novel and my invention attention The lower position of the handle is limited by is directed to the following description and the contact of the lower side of the coupling with claim appended thereto. the upper surface of the shoe 4. The upper In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is a rear position of the handle is limited by an adjustelevation partly in section of a suction nozzle able stop l6 which contacts the upper edge of 10 embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional the arcuate wall I. end elevation of the suction nozzle; Fig. 3 is a In the rear side of the front nozzle lip is a bottom plan view of the suction nozzle, the recess ll in which is carried a brush IS. The brush being removed; and Fig. 4 is a perspective brush is supported by leaf springs l9 having view of the nozzle connected to a suction hose. their ends respectively fixed to the bosses 15 Referring to the drawing, there is shown a and to the brush. The springs I9 normally supsuction nozzle I having front and rear surface port the brush in an elevated position in which contacting lips 2 and 3. As shown in Fig. 1 the bristles are slightly above the nozzle lips. the ends of the lips are lower than the interme- The brush is normally out of contact with the 0 diate portions of the lips. During the use of surface being cleaned. Under some circum- 20 the suction nozzle the intermediate portions of stances, for example in removing lint from a the lips'are therefore supported slightly above floor covering, it is desirable that the surface the surface being cleaned. If the nozzle is used being cleaned be subjected to a brushing action. for cleaning a floor covering, the floor covering This is accomplished by lifting the handle I5 will therefore be lifted against the intermediate thereby causing the handle to pivot about the 25 portion of the nozzle lips and will be more efpin 8 in a counter-clockwise direction as viewed fectively cleaned as the nozzle is moved across in Fig. 2. This causes the lower end 21 of the the floor covering. Projecting from and sub- Wall I0 to contact the upper edge of the brush stantially flush with the rear nozzle lip 3 is a and force it downward. The leaf springs I9 shoe 4, the rear part 5 being at the same level prevent tilting of the The pp Edge 30 as the ends of the nozzle. The nozzle, therefore, of the brush is provided with a rubber covering has a three-point support which holds the noz- 22 which reduces the noise caused by the conzle lips in alignment with the floor covering. The tact of the arm III with the brush. When the point 5 is a substantial distance to the rear of handle is lowered the springs raise the brush the nozzle lips so that a stable support is proto its normal position. With this construction 35 vided. substantially no effort 15 required to lower the On the rear side of the suction nozzle above brush and the brush can be easily held in the the shoe 4 is an opening having spaced vertical lowered position. side. walls 6 and an arcuate front wall 1. Be- What I claim as new and desire to secure by tween the walls 6 adjacent the shoe 4 extends Letters Patent of the United States is: 40 D 3 011 which is pivoted Coupling In a vacuum cleaner, a suction nozzle having The Coup has an al'cuate Wall Concehfront and rear surface contacting lips, a brush trio with the Wall 1 a Side Walls Parallel to within the suction nozzle adjacent the front lip, the walls 6. Suitable s t material, means including a leaf spring within the nozzle p p v h Strips II, is arranged having spaced portions fixed to the nozzle and 45 tween the sides of t Coupling and the adjabrush for supporting the brush in a normally elecent walls of the opening in the suction nozzle. vated position said prings having sumcient ufi- The end of the co p Within the Suction ness to prevent twisting under forces exerted by zle is p n s that t upli is in communithe brush whereby tilting of the brush is precation with the suction nozzle in all of its anvented, a tubumr handle adapted to be con- 50 E positiohsnected to a suction hose, a pivotal suction con- The discharge end of the coupling is nection between the handle and the nozzle whereadapted to be connected to one end of a rigid by the free end f the handle is movable in a tube l3 the other end of which is connected to vertical plane d a part of id h dl a source of suction by means of a flexible hose ranged to engage said brush and force it down- 5 I4. The upper end of the tube is provided with a bent portion l 5 which forms a convenient handle for the operator. The pivotal connection beward upon lifting of the free end of the handle.

HENRY T. LANG. 

